Syke
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SYKE
State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Diepholz (until 1979 Grafschaft Hoya)
Additions : 1974 Barrien, Gessel, Gödestorf, Heiligenfelde, Henstedt, Jardinghausen, Okel, Osterholz, Ristedt, Schnepke, Steimke, Wachendorf
German | Auf einem Schild eine aufrechtstehende schwarze Bärenklaue mit roten Krallen auf goldenem Grund. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
Syke developed around the castle of the Counts of Neubruchhausen in the mid 13th century and became a possession of the Counts of Hoya in 1384. In the 15th century town rights were granted, in 1929 city rights. The oldest seals of the town date from the 17th century and show a bear's claw derived from the arms of the Counts of Hoya. Even though the city belonged to the Counts of Hoya only until 1582, the claw remained in the arms of the town.
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
Postal cancellation 1979 |
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.